Well-auger



(NoModel.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

J. E. MURRAY.

WELL AUGER.

Patented Dec.1,9. "i um m my, M WMZ (No Model.) v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. J. H. MURRAY.

WELL AUGBR.

PatentedDeo. 19, 188,2.'

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

JAMES H. MURRAY, OF HOPKINS, MISSOURI.

WELL-AUGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,310, dated December 19, 1882.

Application filed June 2S, 1882.

.To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, .JAMES H. MURRAY, a citizen ot' the UnitedStates, residing at Hopkins, in the county of Nodaway and State ot' Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vell-Augers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowiug is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure I of the drawings is `a perspective view of my invention; Fig. 2, a side elevation, partly in section, and Figs. 3 and 4 detail views, in perspective, of the well-auger bucket. Fig. 5 is a detail view, showing the pawl and rackhar.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple, practical, and effective Inachine for boring wells, that can be easily handled and operated; and it consists in the details of construction substantially as shown in in the drawings, and hereinafter described and claimed. A

- In the accompanyingdrawings, Arepresents a suitable frame, connected to a skeleton base or support, B, which rests upon the ground over the place being bored.

Within or against the upright portion of the frame Ais guided a vertically-movable rectangular frame, O, which carries the gearing for operating the shaft a, to which the well-auger bucket is attached. The shaft et has keyed to it a bevel-gear wheel, b, which engages with a gear-wheel, c, upon the end of a shaft carrying a drum, D. To this drum is fastened one end of a rope, d, which passes over pulleys c at the top of the frame A, the other end of the rope being connected t-o the wellauger bucket,when desired, to elevate the same, as hereinafter described. The gear-wheel b upon the opposite 'side engages with a gear-wheel,f, upon the inner end of a shaft, g, said shaft upon its opposite end having a large driving-wheel, It, with which engages the bevel-gear wheel t' upon a crank-handle shaft, 7c.

Upon the shaft g is keyed the catch-wheel E, with which engages the lower link of a chain, F, attached to the upper portion of the frame A. The well-auger bucket at the upper part is smaller than at the center at upper end (No model.)

of bit, so that the bi-t will cut a larger hole than the auger, to enable it to be raised out without any suction, the bucket consisting of two sections. G H, hinged at their lower ends to a frame, I, and when closed together are secured in place b v pins l, passing through eyes m and through holes in the upper portion of the frame l. When the bucket is raised full of dirt fromthe well it is emptied by withdrawing the pins l, when the two sections G H will fall apart, as shown in Fig. 4, thus admitting of the dirt falling out.

The rope d is fastened to a swivel-connection, n, so as to prevent the rope from Winding around the shaft that turns the auger when boring,'and, to prevent the swivel from catching, a long brad extends out from the same that falls against the side of the well when the bucket is let down and prevents the swivel from turning.

One man is enabled to operate the machine by turningthecrank-handle shaft 7c; or,it`found desirable, horse-power can be added to the opposite end of the shaft and the auger turned in that way.

The rope d should be disconnected from the drum D while boring or tilling the bucket, and when commencingI to bore the link of the chain F is hooked over one of the catches on the wheel E and the crank-handle shaft k turned, when the frame O, with all its gearing, will be raised up or elevated. A new piece or ljoint ot' shaft can then be put on the auger, andthe frame C, having been disengaged `frou'rchain F, will gradually sink down, making sufficient weight on the auger to force it to bore. When the bucket is full the link ofthe chain is again hooked over one ot' the catches. on the wheel E, and the frame C raised sufficiently to uncouple the boring-shaft from the bucket, after which the rope d is lattached to the drum D and the crank-shaft k turned, when the bucket will be elevated.

A pawl, o, pivoted to the fra-me A, engages with the teeth upon a rack-bang), upon the frame C, to hold said frame at any height de sired.

At right angles to the frame O is a frame, K, which slides thereon to bring it on a line opposite the catch-wheel E, so that the catches on said wheel as it is revolved will strike in turn one of the shoulders 1 upon a drill-car- Jier, L. By this arrangement the drill is given a continuous up-and-down motion, and by the pawl-and-ratchet bar, previously described, the extent ot' stroke ot' the drill can be regulated by raising the frame C and fastening it with the pawl.

If horse-power is used, when the bucket is empty the power may be uncoupled from the frame and the Tank-handle shaft turned backward by hand and the bucket let down in the Well, when the horse-power can be again attached.

The drill-rod, as shown at s, is ot' any desired length with a coupling on its lower end, so that an eye t'or a rope-extension canl be put on or a coupling for an iron-rod extension, though such coupling is not shown.

The drill mechanism, as above described, will form the subject ot' a separate patent, and therefore in the present instance I lay no claim thereto.

Having nouT fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. -The frame A and chain F, in combination with the movable frame C and the catch-Wheel E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The frame C, adapted to slide vertically upon the frame A, and carrying rack-bar 11, catch-Wheel E, drum D, and the several gear Wheels and shafts by which the catch-Wheel and drum are operated, in combination with the frame A, having pivoted pawl o and chain F, all constructed to operate substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

3. In a well-auger bucket, the combination, with the hinge-sections Gr H, having eyes m, of the frame I, of the form shown, the pins i, and swivel-connection n, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES II. MURRAY.

Witnesses:

J. W. WADDILL, Sco'r'r ISLAND. 

